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Coke ad draws outrage, praise during Super Bowl

by BJ Harris,posted Feb 3 2014 10:06AM

A Coca-Cola ad that ran during the Super Bowl prompted outrage and praise on Twitter for embracing diversity. The ad titled “It’s Beautiful” had classic scenes of American life — pool parties, open roads, loving families — while “America the Beautiful played in the background. Who could object to that? Well, the patriotic classic song was sung in different languages, plus the visuals included a gay couple with their daughter.